Lubbock’s unemployment rate fell during the month of April, according to job statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The local unemployment rate was reported at 2.8 percent, down from the reported 3.5 percent in March.
An estimated 160,000 residents in the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA) were employed during the month. The civilian labor force was estimated at 164,700.
Lubbock’s unemployment in April 2017 was measured at 2.9 percent.
The unemployment rate in Texas rose slightly to 4.1 percent during the month of April.
The Texas Workforce Commission will release the job statistics for the month of May on June 15.
